1836 - Bailey's Beads observed

Francis Bailey observes and explains why shortly before and after a total eclipse of the Sun light spots appear around the Moon: it is its uneven surface with many craters and mountains that lets more or less light through. The phenomenon is known as Bailey's beads.

1857 - Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming born

Astronomer Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming saw the day of light on 15 May 1857. She reached for the stars and developed a classification based on their spectra, discovered white dwarfs and the Horsehead Nebula.